SCHOOL FUNDING--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, speaks with reporters concerning the progress made in meetings with Gov. Bob Taft and Senate President Richard Finan to solve the school-funding dilemma, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Democratic leaders Rep. Jack Ford and Sen. Leigh Herington sat-in on today's meeting . (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)